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Bill C-245

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2nd Session, 36th Parliament,
48 Elizabeth II, 1999

The House of Commons of Canada

BILL C-245

An Act to amend the Criminal Code (mandatory counseling for certain assaults)

R.S., c. C-46; R.S., cc. 2, 11, 27, 31, 47, 51, 52 (1st Supp.), cc. 1, 24, 27, 35 (2nd Supp.), cc. 10, 19, 30, 34 (3rd Supp.), cc. 1, 23, 29, 30, 31, 32, 40, 42, 50 (4th Supp.); 1989, c. 2; 1990, cc. 15, 16, 17, 44; 1991, cc. 1, 4, 28, 40, 43; 1992, cc. 1, 11, 20, 21, 22, 27, 38, 41, 47, 51; 1993, cc. 7, 25, 28, 34, 37, 40, 45, 46; 1994, cc. 12, 13, 38, 44; 1995, cc. 5, 19, 22, 27, 29, 32, 39, 42; 1996, cc. 7, 8, 16, 19, 31, 34; 1997, cc. 9, 16, 17, 18, 23, 30, 39; 1998, cc. 7, 9, 15, 30, 34, 35, 37; 1999, c. 5

      Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate and House of Commons of Canada, enacts as follows:

1. Section 732.1 of the Criminal Code is amended by adding the following after subsection (2):

Mandatory counseling

(2.1) Where an offender has been convicted of an offence under any of the following provisions against the offender's spouse, former spouse, fiancé or fiancée, or a person with whom the defendant currently has, or has previously had a dating relationship, the court shall prescribe, as an additional condition of a probation order, that the offender complete a counseling program designated by the court:

    (a) section 264.1 (uttering threats);

    (b) section 265 (assault);

    (c) section 267 (assault with a weapon or causing bodily harm);

    (d) section 268 (aggravated assault);

    (e) section 272 (sexual assault with a weapon, threats to a third party or causing bodily harm); or

    (f) section 273 (aggravated sexual assault).